There’s nothing better than a cozy fire and cup of hot chocolate on a cold winter day.  Without proper chimney maintenance, however, a peaceful moment can quickly escalate into a dangerous situation. By knowing what causes chimney fires and what you can do to prevent them, you can avoid this risk, p

Southwest's stock has gained nearly 24% so far this year, more than any other airline.

South Florida’s biggest hotel trades of 2025 were led by three nine-figure deals for waterfront and resort properties, as investors bet on continued strength in luxury leisure and Miami’s urban hospitality market despite rising financing costs. The 10 largest sales totaled more than $960 million, wi

Tennis legend Venus Williams and her spouse, model Andrea Preti, have said "I do" a second time during a lavish five-day wedding at their sprawling Florida home. Williams, 45, and Preti, 38, first tied the knot in September in Italy. At the time, they didn't have enough time to file paperwork, so th

Rents in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn metro are essentially holding steady as 2025 comes to a close, offering renters a rare moment of stability. The Realtor.com® November 2025 Rental Report shows that while many large metros are still seeing rents fall—or rise—Detroit’s market has settled into a nea

Oak Row Equities and Vlad Doronin’s OKO Group teamed up to pay a record $520 million for Aimco’s waterfront Brickell assemblage, with plans for a luxury hotel and residential project, The Real Deal has learned.   Oak Row, led by Erik Rutter and David Weitz, and OKO bought the 4.24-acre property cons

Mortgage rates started the year slightly above 7% but are heading into the holiday season near the 6.2% level. Looking ahead to 2026, lenders and industry experts expect some relief, though not a dramatic shift. On Monday, Mortgage News Daily reported that 30-year conventional fixed rates averaged 6

New Yorkers may soon find themselves sharing closer quarters with their neighbors, whether they want to or not. A recently signed New York state law allows temporary access to adjoining properties for certain construction and repair projects. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill S3799 into law on De

The Kansas City Chiefs have secured a new stadium in Kansas, and it is mere minutes away from NFL tight end Travis Kelce's lavish $6 million mansion, where he asked Taylor Swift to marry him. The four-time Super Bowl-winning team announced that it would be bidding adieu to its longtime home at Arrow

If you’re scrambling for a last-minute holiday gift, don’t overlook one of the most powerful options out there: an investment. Yes, material items bring joy, but money that’s invested instead of spent can do something a toy or clothes never could: grow. And, eventually, that money can unlock opportu

Economic growth is expected to slow in 2026 and remain below trend for several years as higher interest rates and lingering inflation pressures weigh on the U.S. economy, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s December Economic and Mortgage Finance forecasts. MBA economists Mike Fratantoni,

U.S. mortgage delinquencies jumped sharply in November, reaching their highest level in more than four years, according to ICE Mortgage Technology’s latest First Look report, released on Tuesday. The national delinquency rate rose to 3.85% in November, up 50 basis points from October, as the number

South Florida’s top retail leases reveal what still worked in a year of cooling markets with lower rents and higher vacancies.  Grocery stores and fitness centers were some of the tri-county region’s biggest tenants this year, according to analysis by The Real Deal. The biggest leases were overwhelm

Rents in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro are easing as 2025 comes to a close, offering renters some relief after several years of rapid increases. The Realtor.com® November 2025 Rental Report shows that asking rents in the region are now lower than they were a year ago, placing Tampa Bay f

In a wholesale mortgage market dominated by giants, Arizona-based lender The Loan Store (TLS) has found a way to grow quickly by hiring a team of “samurai” account executives and underwriters from across the industry and picking up loans that others would deny. In the first nine months of 2025, the

Real estate technology company reAlpha Tech Corp. has closed a deal to acquire lender InstaMortgage Inc. for $8.5 million in a cash-and-stock transaction. The move will add direct lending capabilities and expand multi-licensing structure to reAlpha’s existing mortgage brokerage operations, the compa

Hospitality mogul and food and beverage entrepreneur James Brennan closed on a bayfront development site in Morningside, where he and a partner plan a luxury condo project, The Real Deal has learned.  Brennan teamed up with Six Senses Ibiza co-developer John Jacobson to build The Mornings, a 17-unit

At a time when lack of affordability is a major issue for prospective homebuyers, eliminating minimum credit score requirements in GSE automated underwriting may sound like a great idea to expand credit access. However, there’s a reason the GSEs had such requirements in place for decades. They acted

The high-stakes takeover battle for Warner Bros. Discovery has reached new heights, with Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison now agreeing to personally guarantee $40.4 billion in Paramount Skydance’s latest bid to stop Warner Bros. Discovery from selling its studio and streaming assets to Netflix. The b

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on Tuesday issued a final rule setting housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for 2026 through 2028, lowering benchmarks from 2025-2027 levels. The Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 requires the FHFA to establish se